Birds of a Feather
What is the film about?
Loosely inspired by true events. In a courtyard of an Indian palace. Peacocks and Peahens come together to celebrate their love, until one of the males has trouble displaying his affection.
What influenced it?
- Major Influences for the film were from ancient India.
- The intricate architecture of Indian palaces and courtyards.
- Arranged marriages that were a very common tradition and to this day still exists.
- Sanjays Super Team Short film by Sanjay Patel
- Peacocks and their beautiful feather display
- Bollywood
- Personal connection to the story
A little background information...
As a gay man I was afraid to come out to my parents, not knowing the consequences or the reaction that they would have if I told them in person. So, I thought of creating a film that very closely told my story to the audience and hopefully come out to my parents. I think that personal connection to the story helped me take the film to the finish line.
How was the film made?
It was made using Autodesk Maya for all the animations, Modeling the characters was all done in Zbrush. Substance painter was used for the textures and Nuke for final compositing. It was edited in Adobe Premier Pro. Music was done by the very talented Yashraj Mukhate.